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if i were younger i would go back for my RN. i love being an LPN in the hospital, but we are being phased out. i work nights full time, and husband is a cancer survivor for 6 years now. the time with him is worth more than the RN to me. i tell the younger ones to get their RN while they can. it shouldn't be this way, but times have changed, and not for the better in my opinion.

miko014 I am sorry you feel this way, I bow out, i will stop posting.... you did nothing wrong to post your issue, i didn't know i did either. just expressing my view. and if you dont think i get yelled at constantly, think again.

I think the problem is that people can't accept that death is a stage of their lives, such as the beginning is birth, and the end is death. i coded an elderly man, and i can still feel the bones under my hands, doing compressions. we (medical field) need better education on the death process.

IT is very hard not to take things personally when we are exhausted as well as the family, its a catch 22. Hotflashn has it correct though. I often take a little time with the family and ask them when are they going to eat, or sleep. the little tlc often helps. and yes, we have been very busy this winter, 6 to 7 pts a noc on med floor. the extra tlc often helps the family understand that they are being cared 4 too.

Oh, dear, sounds like you have had enough on your plate lately. take that stiff drink and get the kleenex, sometimes a good cry does wonders. we also have had pts and families who think they are in a 5 star hotel. i don't understand it. but just take it every day at a time. I hope your load lifts soon. I feel for you!

I bet she was jealous of you taking care of "her " patient, maybe she is possessive, that doesn't make it right how she treated you, you did well, and tomorrow is another day, thank goodness. Now do the robot

i have worked nights for over 5 years now, but i do 8 hour shifts, i am tired after 4 in a row, but luckily my hosp allows 72 hours to be full time with full time bennies, so i work 72, that other day off, helps so much. i am an lpn and the shift differential is something i need. so i just do the best i can. I do enjoy working that shift, but the pay off is being tired at times.

i work 8 hour shifts, 11-7 and i definently need coffee, but have to stop at 4 a.m. of i don't sleep well.

We double check insulin, and the checking nurse must sign mar next to where you sign after you give it. with the exception of one nurse(who no one asks anyway) we do check the bottle and the syringe for the correct type and dose. We will soon be going to all pyxis meds, will train in 2 weeks, wonder how that will be.

well, I graduated at 18from LPN schooling. I had done home care (off and on) during the time i was out, which i didn't mention.(as it was for family and friends mostly hospice type )), I meant i have retained my license for that many years,sorry, didn't mean to mislead. i removed this and will stop posting, just wanted to try and help someone. happy thanksgiving to all.

thank you midcom, that makes sense!

I work in a small community hosp on the medical floor. I have 5 to 6 patients and do assessments, ivpb,start peripheral iv's. we can hang ivpb on all but central lines. no iv pushes. i admit patients, then the charge nurse goes over the admit and signs it. i discharge patients, we can't hang blood, but after 15 minutes we can watch pt getting blood. we give oral meds, insulin, im meds subq meds, there are few things i don't do within the scope of the practice for lpns. i love it.

DTC, may i ask what alf is? sorry, i am weary and can't think what it is. thank you!:balloons:

I went back after being out 20 years, i had kept my license, no ceu's no working, i ws darn lucky. Knew i would want to go back eventually. I was mentored by several nurses and took iv course and did fine. It was scary tho for me. been back 5 years now. wouldn't change it for anything, i enjoy nursing, most of the time!!

my back is already out.

If you have a craft store in the area, ask the fabric dept if anyone does sewing for hire. a lady here in our town makes custom scrubs and they are great.

I work night shift at small hospital, i had a young person who was very ill, while doing 2 a.m. check i saw someone at the foot of the bed, thinking it was the patient i went further into the room and this person? walked around the bed and to the right side and disappeared, my patient was sleeping soundly. that one freaked me out. patient got better and later left hospital.

me too, the fan noise is soothing to me, i work 11-7

I graduated from LPN program in 1972, back then it was considered bedside nursing , we had more hands on with pts and not so much paperwork, things have sure changed, i still enjoy spending time with my patients, just don't get enough time now.

dedee, i would think that you need time foryourself. make sure you take time for something enjoyable every couple of days. the first year is a blur to me, keep the faith andhold on, things do get better. best of luck!

I was a very bad nail biter, my nails are also thin and break easily, i got used to the icky tasting nail polish and didn't mind it, i put hot pepper sauce on my nails and not only did it burn, i stopped biting, hopefully this may help you.

I can take pretty much anything, but when manipulating a quadriplegics leg to take photos of a massive bedsores, his leg made a noise, and i was scared that it was going to come off in my hand that and the smell from the necrotic pusy bedsores, did it for me, had to leave the room get a duck mask on and go back and finish, needless to say, ididn't eat anything that night.

I am 53 soon to be 54, working at community hospital medical floor, 11-7. have been there 5 yearsplus, I think you would do well, wherever you land. Seems that we are hiring most older nurses with less worries with child care, etc.

I got iv certified through a course at our local 2 year college. sponsored by our small hospital, we took a week course and practiced and took test and were iv certified. we then went back to work had 6 iv sticks in holding in surgical and then on our way. greatest of luck.